Interplanetary spaceprobe Voyager 2 is seen leaving its final port of call in the Solar System artwork by Julian Baum. After its flyby of Neptune's no

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Interplanetary spaceprobe Voyager 2 is seen leaving its final port of call in the Solar System artwork by Julian Baum. After its flyby of Neptune's north pole on 24/Aug/89, Voyager 2 will descend sharply to rendezvous with Triton. Triton is thought to be a cold, rocky body with a very tenuous atmosphere of methane and probably a surface coating of methane frost. After its encounter with Triton, Voyager 2 will continue its journey out of the Solar System. In 358 thousand years it will pass within light years of Sirius, one of the nearest stars.

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Size: 3590px × 4610px
Photo credit: © JULIAN BAUM/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2, art, craft, exploration, flyby, interstellar, mission, neptune, planetary, research, space, spacecraft, triton, voyager